As a member-owned cooperative, we’re helping our members with their real goals and real challenges so they can live the real life they want. It’s what we’ve been doing for over 80 years, and it’s why today we stand almost 600,000 members strong. Plus, we invest 10% of our budgeted profits back into our community – almost $90 million since 2000 alone – because when our members do well, we believe our communities should do well too.
Junior Graphic Designer
Location: Help Headquarters
Job Type: Full Time
myWork Options: In-person, Remote, Hybrid
What’s the job?
Reporting to the Manager, Brand Production, as the Junior Graphic Designer, you are responsible for leading custom design projects from inception to delivery. You have a passion for storytelling through innovative design, love to keep up-to-date on current creative technologies and techniques, are a highly motivated self-starter who flourishes in an ever-evolving business, and bring a highly collaborative enthusiasm to your daily work. You will also support branding projects by coordinating, scheduling, and implementing the production and distribution of marketing collateral, merchandising materials, and some member communication materials.
What you’ll get to do:
Creates custom designs (concept/storyboard to delivery) for brand development, social media content, asset development for promotions and campaigns, internal training documents, and print publications
Develops static and animated HTML/Gif ads for digital media
Produces print design projects, including branch merchandising, collateral, and signage
Develops assets required for emails
Curates of imagery for the website, including photography selection and resizing
Monitors to ensure the brand standard application is applied across all existing assets based on the guidelines
Maintains up-to-date information on the current competitive industry trends and practices
Sustains awareness of contemporary creative technologies and graphic technical skills
Who are we looking for?
Minimum two years program of formal education or equivalent Diploma in graphic, brand, or UX/UI Design.
1 - 3 years of professional experience as a graphic designer or in related fields.
Strong concept, design, and collaboration skills
Solid understanding of advertising principles for both digital and print
Excellent typography, illustration, and layout skills
Experience in UX design
Tools: Adobe Creative Suite (Indesign, Illustrator, Photoshop)
Strong work ethic and time management skills
Highly skilled at applying brand style guidelines
Ability to strategically present design work to stakeholders and serve as a key stakeholder in cross-functional projects to provide a design point of view
Collaboration skills and is a team player.
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at Coast Capital
Don’t meet every single requirement? At Coast Capital, we believe everyone has potential. We are committed to building better, brighter, more inclusive futures for everyone – including our employees. We see the potential in our employees to achieve amazing things and want to invest in your future. If you’re excited about this career opportunity and your experience may not perfectly align with every qualification in this job posting, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Coast Capital.
At Coast Capital, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black, and racialized persons, persons with disabilities, people of diverse sexual and gender identities and women. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences and expertise benefit of our employees, our members, and our community.
We strive to provide an accessible candidate experience for our candidates with different abilities. If you require any accommodations, please contact corrine.bell@coastcapitalsavings.com. We will work with you to meet your needs.
Why join Coast Capital?
Purpose is our North Star.
We look at everything through our purpose. It informs the advice we provide our members, the experiences and products we create, and the programs we build to support our employees and communities.
Committed to inclusion and engagement. We have an ongoing focus on equity, diversity, and inclusion and routinely track how we’re doing, and what we need to do to keep improving. We foster a culture where everyone can feel safe to be who they really are and thrive.
A career that grows with you. We believe in developing our people and promoting from within. Many employees have spent decades, and sometimes their entire careers, with Coast Capital and have progressed from the frontlines to senior leadership.
Work where you’re most effective. In 2020 the world changed, and that includes how we work. In response to COVID-19 we launched myWork, which gives employees flexibility in where they work based on the nature of their role.
Benefits that flex to the needs of you and your family. We offer comprehensive, customizable benefits for you and your family, so you can choose what fits best for you and your lifestyle.
Retirement options. We also take care of our employees once they retire. That’s why we offer the choice of a defined contribution or defined benefit pension plan or RSP’s.
Mortgage and auto financing benefits. Employees save thousands on their mortgages and auto loans with best-in-category benefits.
Real recognition. We recognize excellence throughout the year, through an online community that lets employees give kudos and thanks throughout the year. We’re human, which means we like to have fun with events, celebrations, and recognition throughout the year.
An award winning culture. We’re a Platinum member of Canada’s Best Managed Companies and are regularly recognized by Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures and the BC Top Employers Awards.
We reinvest 10% back into the community. When we do well, our communities do well. That’s why since 2000 we’ve invested over $90 million into our member’s communities.
Double your impact. Through our employee volunteer program, Coast Capital donates $10 for every hour you volunteer to a Canadian charity or non-profit of your choice.
